Live updates: Shrey Parikh wins Scripps National Spelling Bee after a spell-off
As this year’s champ, he’ll take home a slew of prizes, including $50,000, a commemorative medal, the Scripps Cup, as well as $2,500 and a reference library from Merriam-Webster. The three-day competition began with nearly 250 spellers and nine students advanced to the finals.
- ▪As this year’s champ, he’ll take home a slew of prizes, including $50,000, a commemorative medal, the Scripps Cup, as well as $2,500 and a reference library from Merriam-Webster.
- ▪The three-day competition began with nearly 250 spellers and nine students advanced to the finals.
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- ▪ How Shrey Parikh won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee — CBS News — Top
- ▪ California teen wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in dramatic lightning-round tiebreaker — California Post
- ▪ Scripps Spelling Bee 2026 Takeaways: Shrey Parikh Wins in Spell-Off — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Scripps Spelling Bee 2026 Takeaways: Shrey Parikh Wins in Spell-Off — NYT — US
- ▪ Live updates: Shrey Parikh wins Scripps National Spelling Bee after a spell-off — Quick Post — Washingtonpost
- ▪ California teen wins National Spelling Bee with ‘bromocriptine’ — Straits Times — World
- ▪ California teen wins National Spelling Bee with ’bromocriptine’ — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Shrey Parikh wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee, beating Ishaan Gupta in lightning round - AP News — Google News
- ▪ California teen Shrey Parikh wins Scripps National Spelling Bee — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ California teen wins Bee in tiebreaker spell-off — ESPN — Top
- ▪ Live updates: Scripps National Spelling Bee is down to four finalists — Quick Post — Washington Post — National
- ▪ California teen Shrey Parikh wins National Spelling Bee in dramatic tiebreaker — The Guardian — US
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